The February 8,2025,Swan Islands(Caribbean Sea) Earthquake:Lessons for Geohazards on Transform Plate and Micro-Plate Boundaries  

作　　者：Timothy M.Kusky Paul Mann Jiannan Meng 

机构地区：[1]State Key Lab for Geological Processes and Mineral Resources,and Center for Global Tectonics,School of Earth Sciences,China University of Geosciences(Wuhan),Wuhan 430074,China [2]Badong National Observatory and Research Station for Geohazards,China University of Geosciences(Wuhan),Wuhan 430074,China [3]Center for Conjugate Basins,Tectonics,and Hydrocarbons,Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences,University of Houston,Texas 77204-5007,USA

出　　处：《Journal of Earth Science》2025年第2期852-855,共4页地球科学学刊(英文版)

摘　　要：On February 8,2025,a remote area in the Caribbean Sea was rocked by a large M_(W)7.6(USGS,2025) earthquake,centered 209 km SSW of Georgetown,the capital of the Cayman Islands,and the largest city(population~41 000) of the British Overseas Territories(Figure 1).The earthquake was significant due to its large magnitude,potential regional impact,and the possibility of generating a tsunami.

关 键 词：micro plate boundaries transform plate boundaries tsunami potential Caribbean Sea swan islands earthquake GEOHAZARDS magnitude earthquake 

分 类 号：P315.7[天文地球—地震学]